Calculator for determining how many parachutes you need.

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First time posting so forgive me if this isn't in the right sub-forum.

I made a simple tool that will calculate how many parachutes you need to slow down to a desired velocity at a desired elevation on a given world. It's still a work a progress so any suggestions would be very welcome. Hope this helps somebody out!

http://ksp.freeiz.com/

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[GusTurbo]

That's a really handy tool. I never know how many chutes I'll need. It's usually a "wait and see" proposition, which doesn't always end well.

[EndlessWaves]

That's handy, it's worth asking a mod to move this thread to the tools forum (a sub-forum of the releases forum) as stuff in general will get swamped quickly.

[Gargamel]

Thanks!

Trial and error methods are fun, but get old.

And good methods for determining maximum opening velocity for a given mass and number of chutes? I have a lander that I have to fire retro before the chutes fully open or they snap off, negating their usefulness. Sometimes only a few break off, so it makes landings even more fun!

[Tex_NL]

Had the same with a Kethane miner a few version ago. Without retro burning it would rip the chutes off and crash. After retro burning it gently touched down safely every time.

It took a while though before I figured out how much I had to slow down without wasting too much fuel.

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Thanks!

Trial and error methods are fun, but get old.

And good methods for determining maximum opening velocity for a given mass and number of chutes? I have a lander that I have to fire retro before the chutes fully open or they snap off, negating their usefulness. Sometimes only a few break off, so it makes landings even more fun!

That'd make for a good addition to the calculator. I'll look into.

[Joshington]

That would be helpful, but for the meantime I'll just hyperedit to the planet I'm planning on going to and test it there.